"The investigation is on to know as to from where the accused procured the foreign-made weapons," said Sidhu.

The police also seized two cars from the accused that they had stolen from Amritsar recently.Several criminal cases have been registered against the accused at Sangrur, Barnala, Amritsar and Shimla police stations.

"Twelve cases have been registered against Gaganjit, 10 against Avarjeet, five against Waseem, two, including a murder case, against Iftikar and one against Gahiya," Sidhu said.

He said the police also arrested one Rajwinder Singh, a resident of Mehta in Amritsar district, and recovered a .315 pistol from him, which he had bought from accused Gagandeep for Rs 10,000